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Hello fellow bbq fanatics.  The barbecue season is just about to go full throttle and the smokers are firing up coast to coast.  Is your Facebook page ready for the traffic?  It seems as if Facebook has taken over traditional websites for the first point of contact with a potential customer.  Word of mouth advertising is the best there is and that is what Facebook is all about.

Most of us in the barbecue world have a Facebook account, but does it really stand out an show the visitor who you are and what you have to offer?  There are so many things you can do with Facebook Pages these days that your visitor would never have to visit your regular website.

BBQHub can help you bring your Facebook Page up to speed by providing customization services.  Here is a list of what we can do:

1. A customized Welcome Page that first time visitor who have not “Liked” you yet will see and prompt them to “Like” you.
2. A photo gallery of your products or pics from your latest competition conquest (or failure – it’s all fun).
3. If you sell a bbq related product we can even set up with an online store.
4. We will help you add a “Send” button to your website and on your Facebook page so that friends can share your site and pages with their friends.

And a whole lot more…………….  Interested?  Send me an email at BBQHub@gmail.com and we can talk for a few minutes about taking your bbq facebook page to the next level.

There is a barbecue company in Kentucky that is starting to get some serious recognition and the way people are reacting will soon be nationwide hit.   The following is a short history of Draper’s from their Facebook page which gives a great introduction to this fast growing and popular Kentucky bbq company.

Draper’s BBQ is a small gourmet bbq company that is also a competition cooking team. It is an entirely family driven operation ran by the smiles we get from our customers every time they use one of our products or eat some of our bbq.

Draper’s BBQ actually started out as a very small restaurant in Bardwell, Ky. It was owned and operated by my grandparents, James and Ruby Draper. Some of my earliest memories were playing in the restaurant while people ate and my family worked. Still to this day the smell of oak and hickory burning takes me right back to the 1970′s and I can still hear the forks clanging on plates, the meat cleaver chopping up fresh pork shoulders right off of the pit and the roar of people talking.

This is what drives me today. I know I can never duplicate what my grandfather had and what he passed down to my father, but every time I fire up a pit I can still hear his voice in my head. Directing me and guiding me.

Draper’s BBQ for me is a way to keep my grandfather’s spirit alive and well. And a way for me to show respect and thanks to my father for the things that he has taught me.

The life of a bbq man isnt an easy one. Its long hours in terrible conditions most days. I will tell you though seeing the gleam in someone’s eyes and the smile on their face when they eat some really great bbq makes it all worth it for me. I know that’s why my grandfather did it and that is why I do it.

Click here to visit Draper’s BBQ’s website

Click here to read a recent interview with Paducah Productions

Click here to visit Draper’s BBQ Facebook Page

We have updated the dates of BBQ Festivals and events listed on our website at www.bbq-festivals.com.  There are still many events that have not updated their websites with 2011 dates.  If you have a bbq festival or competition this year and you do not see your event listed on our website then please submit your information to us.

Include the name of the event, date, location and url……….

With the barbecue season fast approaching and websites being updated, I would like to offer a special to all you bbq’ers out there.  For the rest of this month I will create a static web banner for your site for $25.00.  Any size banner for your blog or website.   Send me an email at bbqhub@gmail.com and I will get started.

I was surfing through Google images looking at different smokers and grills to get some idea of what kind of new smoker I would like to get.  I found some interesting looking smokers out there.  These definitely are not the norm but I guess they work.